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Civilian killed by unknown warplane in western Anbar

 Civilian killed by unknown warplane in western Anbar

Iraqi government forces are seen near the Falahat village west of Fallujah on June 27, 2016.

Iraqi government forces are seen near the Falahat village west of Fallujah on June 27, 2016.
Iraqi forces took the Islamic State group’s last positions in the city of Fallujah on June 26, establishing full control over one of the jihadists’ most emblematic bastions after a month-long operation. / AFP PHOTO / MOADH AL-DULAIMI

Annah (IraqiNews.com) One civilian was killed and four others were wounded when an unknown warplane bombarded a house west of Anbar, eyewitnesses told DPA late Saturday.

The house was located in the western Anbar town of Annah, an Islamic State stronghold near the Syrian borders, according to the witnesses.

Anbar’s western towns of Annah, Qaim and Rawa have been held by the extremist group since 2014, when it emerged to proclaim a self-styled Islamic Caliphate.

Rawa, Anbar (google maps).

Fighter jets from the Iraqi army and the international coalition have also regularly pounded IS locations in the province. The Iraqi government is expected to aim at those strongholds once the Mosul battle is concluded.

In April, Qutri al-Obeidi, a leader with the paramilitary al-Hashd al-Shaabi troops said IS members were evacuated from Rawa town towards Qaim after the leaders ordered the fighters, along with their families, to leave due to intensified airstrikes.

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